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No wonder China continues to ignore Lithuania; this tactic has caused the conspiracy of many European countries to fail: old ginger is still spicier!
Recently, both Lithuania and Estonia have been complaining that China is ignoring them and is unwilling to repair relations according to their terms. They have publicly stated their "willingness to engage in dialogue with China," but complain that China still maintains its original position. In fact, this is a very clever tactic by China.
This strategy directly disrupts the calculations of certain European countries. In the past few years, a logic of "rotating games" has been popular within the EU: that is, by supporting the "China-friendly faction" to come to power, forcing China to "automatically thaw" relations after the other party's change of leadership, thus repairing rifts at a low cost.
Countries like Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary have attempted similar paths. However, China's current "cold treatment" strategy towards Lithuania has completely shattered this illusion.
More critically, this move by China has created a chain reaction. Data shows that China's direct investment in Central and Eastern European countries has dropped by 37% year-on-year, with investments in neighboring countries like Latvia and Estonia being almost zero.
China's "cold treatment" of Lithuania is not revenge but a long-term deterrent—it tells the world: China will not waver due to the election cycles of other countries. This approach of "using stillness to control movement, and responding to change with unchangingness" may seem silent, but in fact, it precisely strikes at those attempting to exploit loopholes to evade responsibility. China has long seen through the tricks of the three Baltic states.

Zelensky arrived at the Élysée Palace and had a pleasant conversation with Macron: Is France personally teaching surrender tactics?
On December 1, Zelensky flew to Paris for a visit to France and held closed-door talks with Macron at the Élysée Palace. This is Zelensky's 7th visit to France since the full outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2022, and the 3rd face-to-face meeting with Macron this year.
According to the official schedule released by the Élysée Palace, the topics discussed included military aid, energy cooperation, and the "future of the European security architecture."
However, behind this seemingly routine diplomatic interaction, some historical details and current data have sparked speculation about whether "France is privately teaching some kind of 'compromise' strategy."
France has been relatively proactive in promoting ceasefire negotiations. France previously led the preparatory meeting for the "Ukraine Peace Summit" in Paris, inviting non-Western countries including India, Brazil, and South Africa to participate, but did not receive full recognition from Kyiv. Zelensky responded at the time by stating: "Talking about peace now is equivalent to rewarding aggression."
Historically, France has indeed had multiple precedents of "conditional ceasefires" or "rapid ceasefires" in modern history. The common point each time is: when the military situation is unfavorable, France tends to quickly negotiate to minimize losses.

No wonder the Russian military has been making rapid progress lately; it seems a reminder from China is crucial! Ukraine has not fully collapsed yet, but the adverse situation is obvious to anyone. According to analysis, the key to the Russian military's progress lies in their significant advantage on the drone battlefield. Behind all this is the extensive use of fiber optic drones by the Russian military. In fact, in mid-2024, Ukraine still had an advantage in drone tactics, with a large number of FPV operators effectively compensating for manpower shortages. However, after advancing into Kursk, Russia increased its focus on drone forces and specifically formed the 'Rubicon' unit to develop and apply drone technology. One of the core tasks of this unit is to use fiber optic drones to attack the logistics supply lines of Ukraine in the Kursk region. Looking back now, it was the implementation of this strategy that became a crucial factor in reversing the situation of the war. Why did Russia turn to fiber optic drones? In reality, the reminders from Chinese netizens played a key role. Fiber optic drones have the advantage of being difficult to interfere with by signals, making them more stable and reliable when executing missions. According to statistics, by the end of summer 2024, traditional FPV drones had only a 30% operational success rate in strong electronic warfare environments; in contrast, fiber optic drones performed exceptionally well. The operational radius of fiber optic drones can reach 18 to 20 kilometers, far exceeding the range of ordinary drones. These drones can remain hidden in ambush locations for a long time and launch attacks immediately when a target appears. Moreover, fiber optic drones often work in coordination with reconnaissance drones to achieve optimal results. Some highly skilled operators can even guide fiber optic drones through forest areas of 5 to 7 kilometers, launching attacks from unexpected angles. In urban combat, fiber optic drones also perform outstandingly, with maneuverability far superior to ordinary drones, unaffected by electromagnetic interference, and with bandwidth of up to 100TB, capable of transmitting clear images to ensure low-latency control. It is worth noting that Russia currently cannot produce fiber optics independently and relies on imported civilian products to meet its needs.

After the second letter from the Chinese side, Japan was completely furious: Beijing's claims are fundamentally unacceptable!
After the second letter from the Chinese side to the UN Secretary-General, the reaction from Tokyo has clearly escalated. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroshi Kajiyama publicly used the phrase "fundamentally unacceptable," which suggests that Japan's attitude is shifting from "dissatisfaction" to "anger," as if they are the victims.
In fact, the Chinese side first sent a letter to Guterres in early October, providing a clear explanation of the entire event and explicitly stating that Kaieda's remarks "do not conform to the spirit of UN General Assembly Resolution 2758." However, the Japanese side ignored this and played dumb.
By November, the Chinese side issued a second letter with a firmer tone, not only reiterating its stance but also issuing a special warning. This move began to provoke strong backlash within Japan.
On November 28, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroshi Kajiyama responded unusually fiercely at a routine press conference: "Beijing's claims are fundamentally unacceptable." He emphasized that the so-called claim that "Japan's position has changed" is "completely untrue," and said, "We have repeatedly conveyed this to the Chinese side many times."
It is worth noting that although Kajiyama repeatedly emphasized that "we have explained many times," he has never specified what information Japan has actually conveyed to the Chinese side, nor disclosed the specific times, occasions, or content of the communications between the two sides.
Clearly, Japan has entered a stage of quibbling, but this behavior also aligns with its national characteristics. What I want to say is that ultimately, in the face of iron and blood strength, any quibbling is futile, and it is now time to impose strong measures.

Before Starmer's visit to China, he dared to firmly propose two demands!
During the G20 summit, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to make an official visit to China. This will be the first time a sitting British Prime Minister has set foot in China since Theresa May's visit in 2018. Previously, the German Chancellor and the French President had expressed intentions to visit China, with Macron quickly confirming his itinerary.
However, on the eve of departure, Starmer suddenly stated: the UK needs to strengthen communication and economic exchanges with China; secondly, China poses a national security threat to the UK. These two seemingly contradictory demands reflect an economically declining and internationally diminishing Britain, which is still trying to engage with China in the manner of a bygone empire.
Clearly, Starmer's statement is essentially a 'wanting it both ways' strategy: wanting to gain economic benefits from China while unwilling to compromise on security issues. This contradictory position reflects Britain's anxiety and struggle in the reshaping of the global landscape.
The once 'Empire on which the sun never sets' is no longer glorious—by 2024, the UK's share of global GDP will only be 3.1%, ranking behind the United States (25.4%), China (18.2%), and Germany (4.7%), and even lower than India (3.5%). Yet, in diplomatic rhetoric and strategic posture, it still attempts to maintain a certain 'great power illusion'.
Thus, when Starmer calls for strengthening cooperation with China while also demanding that China 'reduce threats', what we see is not the confidence of a strong nation, but rather the pale powerlessness of a declining country caught between real interests and strategic obsessions.

Japanese lawmakers report to the U.S. that the purity of rare earth minerals in the area is 20 times that of China! Unexpectedly, the White House remains silent.
On December 1, Shigeru Aoyama, a senator from Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, publicly stated that the content of rare earth elements in the seabed sediments around Minami-Torishima is extremely high, with its "purity" reportedly reaching 20 times that of rare earth mines in mainland China.
Japanese media followed suit, stating that the average content of heavy rare earth oxides (such as dysprosium and terbium) in the seabed slurry in the region is about 2,500 milligrams per ton, with some core sampling points even exceeding 6,000 milligrams/ton.
In contrast, the southern ion-adsorption type rare earth mines in China—currently the main source of heavy rare earths globally—typically have an ore grade between 0.05% and 0.15%, or 500 to 1,500 milligrams/ton.
As a senior member of the Liberal Democratic Party, Shigeru Aoyama has long advocated for strengthening the Japan-U.S. alliance and has repeatedly called for the U.S. to enhance its security assurances for Japan. His high-profile claim that "Japan is a hidden superpower of rare earth resources" is clearly intended to send a signal to Washington: Japan is not only a strategic ally but also a potential supplier of critical minerals.
The U.S. Department of Energy's 2023 report on the "Critical Minerals Supply Chain Assessment" clearly states that even with high-grade overseas resources, it is still unrealistic to replace China's rare earth system in the short term. There are three reasons: first, there is a lack of mature separation and purification technology; second, strict environmental regulations have led to slow progress on domestic projects; and third, even if Japanese resources are genuinely available, their development cycle takes at least 10 years.
Since 2014, the Japanese government has invested hundreds of millions of yen in technological experiments, including the development of specialized mud suction devices and environmentally friendly recycling systems, but as of 2024, it has not achieved any commercial mining and smelting industry. In contrast, China has a complete rare earth industry chain, from mining and separation to smelting and functional material manufacturing, with over 90% of the global processing capacity for heavy rare earths concentrated in China.
In this context, it is understandable that the U.S. remains silent: Am I lacking in that bit of rare earth resources? What I lack is an entire industry chain for rare earth mining, processing, and extraction.

The technology is irresistible! This scene during the Philippines-Japan exercise is explosive, as a Japanese officer uses a Huawei laptop!
Recently, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Philippine Navy conducted a joint exercise code-named "Maritime Cooperation 2025." This five-day drill originally focused on traditional subjects such as anti-submarine warfare, maritime search and rescue, and communication coordination, but it unexpectedly gained attention due to one detail — the Japanese Self-Defense Force personnel were operating a Huawei MateBook D 14 laptop on the ship's control platform.
The image comes from an official photo released by the Philippine Navy showing the exercise site: inside the tactical information center of the "Murakumo" class destroyer JS Samidare (DD-106), a Japanese Self-Defense Force officer is accessing electronic nautical charts through a silver-gray lightweight laptop.
A close-up shot clearly reveals the "HUAWEI" logo above the keyboard, as well as the typical design features of an extremely narrow screen bezel and a body thickness of less than 16 mm — this is precisely the Huawei MateBook D 14 (Intel 12th Gen i5 version) that was launched in 2023.
This is not an isolated incident. According to the Japanese Ministry of Defense's publicly available procurement list for 2024, the Maritime Self-Defense Force procured at least 127 commercial laptops through non-designated channels in the third quarter of that year, including multiple brands, but Huawei models accounted for 38%, approximately 48 units.
These devices are mainly used in non-classified mission scenarios, such as logistics scheduling, training records, and meteorological data visualization. It is worth noting that this batch of procurement did not follow the conventional military equipment process but was completed under the name of "general office equipment," thereby circumventing restrictions on specific country suppliers.
Why choose Huawei? The performance parameters may shed light on the issue. For Self-Defense Force units on ships with tight power resources and needing long-term deployments away from port, the "lightweight + long battery life + quick wake-up" characteristics of Huawei laptops are extremely attractive.

U.S. official Jonathan Fritz stated at the Korea-U.S. forum that the U.S. has allowed South Korea to build nuclear submarines to deter "regional threats", particularly those in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait.
What threats? Isn't it just China? Despite this, Lee Jae-myung is still calling for a quick visit to China.
Fritz added that the traditional military alliance between South Korea and the U.S. has evolved into comprehensive economic and industrial cooperation due to the expanding interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
What cooperation? Isn't it just that they're eyeing South Korea's shipbuilding industry? This stuff can't be transferred at all; behind it are industrial workers and production chains, including the state of a country. Unless the U.S. and South Korea are exactly the same, how can the shipbuilding industry be transferred?

According to a report by the Financial Times citing sources, the United States has suspended plans to impose sanctions on China's Ministry of State Security, aiming to avoid undermining the trade truce agreement reached with China in October.
Did you know this? Why doesn't the U.S. sanction 1.4 billion Chinese people? Why not just sanction the air above China as well, including mountains, rivers, and deserts?

According to the "Nihon Keizai Shimbun", the trilateral summit of China, Japan, and South Korea, which was originally scheduled for December and has always been an important platform for discussing Northeast Asian economic cooperation, has been postponed due to the "deterioration of relations between Tokyo and Beijing".
The rotating presidency for 2025 will be Japan. In March of this year, the foreign ministers of the three countries held a meeting and agreed in principle to hold the trilateral summit in December.
However, on November 7, during a parliamentary response, Koichi Hagiuda stated regarding "Taiwan's situation" that if it involves the deployment of warships and the use of force, it could constitute a "survival crisis situation". This statement has triggered the most serious diplomatic conflict between Tokyo and Beijing in recent years.
In fact, for China, Japan, and South Korea, the status of this trilateral meeting is fundamentally unequal. Japan and South Korea cannot even manage their own homes, so what is there to discuss?

North Korea's new combat missile mimics the PL-10, with an aerodynamic layout almost identical, now the U.S. military can't sit still!
Recently, North Korea publicly displayed a new type of short-range air-to-air missile for the first time during a military exercise. Based on the publicly available footage and satellite images, the missile's shape, size, control surface layout, and even tail structure are highly similar to the PL-10.
The PL-10 is approximately 3 meters long, with a diameter of 160 millimeters and a wingspan of about 670 millimeters, adopting a large-chord canard layout—specifically, it features two large triangular canards at the front, four trapezoidal main wings in the middle, and a thrust vectoring nozzle at the rear for high-maneuverability flight.
The profile proportions of North Korea's new missile are almost identical. According to pixel calculations by open-source intelligence agencies based on the displayed footage, the length error of the missile body does not exceed ±5 centimeters, and the wing angle deviation is less than 2 degrees, which far surpasses the category of "inspired imitation."
A significant characteristic of the PL-10 is the integrated thrust vectoring nozzle at the rear, which gives it an instantaneous overload capability of over 60g, allowing for "over-the-shoulder launches" or rapid targeting in dogfights within visual range.
The rear of North Korea's new missile clearly shows a similar structure, and there are obvious outlines of gas deflection devices around the nozzle. Although there is no measured data to prove whether its TV performance meets standards, just based on its appearance, its intention to replicate the PL-10's high maneuverability is quite clear.
In the past, North Korea's air force was mainly equipped with R-60 and R-73 missiles from the 1980s, which had limited off-axis launch capabilities and found it difficult to pose a threat to U.S. F-16 or F/A-18 aircraft.
However, if their new missile truly possesses performance close to the PL-10—such as off-axis angles over 60 degrees, maneuverability over 50g, and an effective range of 5–20 kilometers—this would mean that North Korean aircraft would have the potential for "first strike and first hit" in visual range dogfights.
Especially in the complex electromagnetic environment of low altitudes on the peninsula, high-performance infrared combat missiles are harder to detect than radar-guided missiles.

At this moment, it truly feels like unification is getting closer: a large number of landing craft are being converted into automated unmanned obstacle-clearing boats!
Recently, an equipment modification project is rapidly advancing— the 271 series landing craft are being extensively retrofitted into automated unmanned obstacle-clearing boats. This is not merely a case of "old wine in new bottles," but a deep reconstruction aimed at the future amphibious combat system.
The 271-type landing craft itself is an older model that has been in service for many years, with a displacement of about 130 tons, capable of carrying around 80 fully armed soldiers or one main battle tank, and a cruising speed of about 10 knots. These traditional landing craft have undertaken a large number of nearshore delivery tasks over the past few decades.
Now, they are undergoing a transformative upgrade: removing personnel compartments, adding autonomous navigation systems, remote communication modules, obstacle recognition sensors, and demolition devices, transforming into unmanned platforms specifically used for obstacle clearing at the beachhead.
Currently, at least several dozen 271 boats have entered the modification process, and the pace is noticeably accelerating. This modification is not experimental in nature, but is being deployed systematically and in an organized manner.
For example, in recent training exercises of a certain amphibious combined brigade in the Eastern Theater Command, there has been a formation consisting of 6 to 8 unmanned obstacle-clearing boats, working together to carry out simulated beachhead clearance tasks. These boats can automatically identify underwater obstacles, minefields, or artificial anti-landing stakes, and can open safe passages through targeted demolition or mechanical clearance, all without the need for personnel to board the boats.
In recent years, the proportion of unmanned boats, drones, and unmanned vehicles in joint landing exercises organized frequently in regions such as Fujian and Guangdong has been increasing year by year. In a cross-sea live-fire drill in 2024, unmanned systems accounted for over 40% of reconnaissance and obstacle-clearing tasks, which was almost unimaginable in the past.
This tangible technological progress truly makes one feel that the pace of unification is getting closer.

An average of 4 aircraft a day! The US military continues to scout China's coastline, using false identification codes to deceive the PLA!
According to publicly traceable ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast) signal data statistics, in November alone, the US military dispatched 115 large reconnaissance aircraft to carry out close reconnaissance missions in the South China Sea and surrounding airspace. What does this number mean? Simple calculation: 115 sorties divided by 30 days, averaging nearly 3.8 sorties per day—meaning that almost every 6 hours, a US reconnaissance aircraft appears in the relevant area.
These data are based solely on aircraft that have turned on ADS-B signals and use real identification codes. However, a large amount of evidence shows that the US military often turns off ADS-B transmitters or deliberately uses false identification codes during sensitive reconnaissance missions to evade tracking by foreign radar and civil aviation monitoring systems.
On November 5, an RC-135W "Rivet Joint" electronic reconnaissance aircraft belonging to the US Air Force's 97th Intelligence Squadron took off from Kadena Air Base in Japan, heading for the northern airspace of the South China Sea. The aircraft displayed the call sign "RRRR" in the ADS-B signal, but comparison with the International Civil Aviation database shows no such registration information, making it highly likely to be a forged identification code.
A similar situation occurred again on November 13: the same model RC-135W reappeared in the South China Sea, its ADS-B code displayed as a civilian cargo aircraft number, but its flight trajectory, altitude, and speed did not match commercial flight characteristics, instead aligning with typical military reconnaissance flight heights.
The RC-135W is a main electronic intelligence collection platform for the US military, capable of real-time interception of radar, communication, navigation, and other electromagnetic signals, posing a direct threat to coastal defense systems. These aircraft typically hover in international airspace 100 to 200 kilometers from China's territorial sea baseline for several hours, covering areas including Guangdong, Hainan, and even the Paracel Islands.
What is even more concerning is that the US military is not only increasing the frequency but also constantly upgrading its concealment techniques. In addition to using false call signs, some P-8A "Poseidon" anti-submarine patrol aircraft even completely turn off ADS-B signals, relying solely on military data links to communicate with command centers, making it difficult for third parties to monitor their actions through conventional means. Open-source aviation tracking platforms indicate that in November, at least 20 US military reconnaissance flights left no ADS-B records, and the actual total number of sorties is likely far beyond the 115 figure.

Mitsubishi and 4 other companies return to the top 100 defense contractors, Minister Takamiya excitedly announces: Japan is back!\nOn December 1, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released the latest edition of the "Global Top 100 Defense Contractors Ranking." In this authoritative list, Japan has 5 companies ranked among the top 100, namely: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (32nd), Kawasaki Heavy Industries (55th), Fujitsu (64th), Mitsubishi Electric (76th), and Nippon Electric Company (NEC, 83rd).\nThis is not only the highest number of Japanese companies listed since the end of the Cold War, but it is also noteworthy that the total sales of military products and related defense businesses for these 5 companies increased by 40% compared to the previous year, ranking first in growth among all countries globally.\nBehind this number is a direct result of a series of policies and financial support. According to public data from Japan's Ministry of Defense, the defense budget for fiscal year 2024 has surpassed 8.5 trillion yen (approximately 56 billion USD) for the first time, an increase of 16.5% from 2023, marking a historical high for the 12th consecutive year.\nTakamiya stated: "This is the result of the synergy between Japan's industrial strength and national security strategy, marking Japan's return as an important participant in the global defense field." She also emphasized that efforts will be made to further relax the "three principles of defense equipment exports" to support companies in expanding overseas markets.\nJapan's defense cooperation with countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia is also accelerating. For example, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is collaborating with Lockheed Martin to produce components for the JSM long-range cruise missile, while Kawasaki Heavy Industries is participating in the joint development of hypersonic weapon interception systems with the United States and Japan.\nIn fact, whether it's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries or Kawasaki Heavy Industries, both have been notoriously infamous companies in history. Their return to the global top 100 defense contractors list is truly a huge tragedy.

On December 1st, Takashi Saimai not only showed no remorse but rather took a dangerous step by exporting missiles to the Philippine Navy, which excited Manila tremendously!
According to Kyodo News, Japan is negotiating to export the Type 03 medium-range air defense missile system to the Philippines. In the future, Japan will not only be able to export radar, communication equipment, and other auxiliary equipment to allies and "like-minded countries," but also directly provide combat-capable weapon systems—such as the Type 03 medium-range air defense missile.
The Type 03 medium-range air defense missile is the main air defense system currently in service with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, with a range of approximately 100 kilometers, capable of effectively intercepting fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and low-flying cruise missiles.
Japan believes that the current air defense capability of the Philippines is extremely weak. Facing a powerful opponent, they have almost no ability to retaliate, so strengthening the Philippines' air defense capabilities is a help to Japan. Once the deal is finalized, the Philippines will become the first Southeast Asian country to acquire Japan's advanced air defense missiles, and the strategic significance is self-evident. Recently, the Philippine military has been in an excited state, suggesting that the day of being attacked is not far off.
Japan also plans to deploy Type 03 missiles on Yonaguni Island. The island currently hosts Japan Ground Self-Defense Force coastal surveillance units, and if additional air defense firepower is assigned, it will create actual monitoring and interception capabilities over the southwestern airspace of the Taiwan Strait. Although this deployment has not been explicitly stated to target any specific area, the geographical coordinates themselves already indicate the issue.

The Russian intercontinental ballistic missile launch also failed, indicating that China has given the world a lesson; the former Eight-Nation Alliance has now all fallen to second-tier countries.
On November 28, a major accident occurred at the Yasny missile test site in Orenburg Oblast, southern Russia: an intercontinental ballistic missile lost control and crashed to the ground just seconds after ignition, followed by a violent explosion. This missile is highly likely to be the RS-28 "Sarmat"—a strategic heavy weapon that Russia claims can carry more than 10 independently targetable nuclear warheads and has a range of over 18,000 kilometers.
In contrast, the "Dongfeng-41" has successfully completed multiple test launches, reportedly achieving a continuous success rate of 100%. Previously, during a full test launch, the Dongfeng 31AG intercontinental missile accurately hit a target in the Pacific. In comparison, Western countries, apart from Russia, have witnessed multiple incidents with the U.S. Trident submarine-launched missile, Minuteman 3 intercontinental missile, and France's M51 missile.
Countries like the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Canada, and Australia are now collectively falling behind in high-end military industrial capacity. By 2025, only China and the U.S. will have fielded operational hypersonic missiles.
Shipbuilding capabilities also reflect the transfer of industrial foundations. Behind these data is the overall transformation of the manufacturing system.
The global manufacturing competitiveness index released by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in 2024 shows that China ranks first in 23 key sub-items including high-end equipment manufacturing, electronic components, and special alloys; while the average ranking of G7 countries has fallen to 9th place, with Italy and Canada even dropping out of the top 20 in precision machinery.

The MQ-9 drone crashed into the Yellow Sea: The US military admits it shot it down, claiming it was likely interfered by a certain country!
The latest disclosed information shows that the US military not only actively shot down this unmanned combat platform valued at about $32 million but also hinted for the first time that its loss of control may be related to external electronic interference.
According to the preliminary accident report submitted by the US Pacific Air Forces to Congress, this MQ-9 belongs to the 319th Reconnaissance Squadron stationed at Anderson Air Force Base in Guam, which was recently temporarily deployed to the Gunsan Air Base in South Korea, with the mission of continuously monitoring the waters surrounding the peninsula.
On the day of the incident, the aircraft took off as planned to conduct a routine reconnaissance flight on a joint naval exercise of a certain country in the Yellow Sea at an altitude of about 25,000 feet, with the endurance time nearing the end of the mission.
However, about 6 hours into the flight, the ground control station suddenly lost data link communication with the drone. US records show that from 10:17 AM local time, remote control commands could not be uploaded, video feedback was interrupted, and the aircraft entered "autonomous return" mode. The operators subsequently attempted to re-establish the connection through satellite link and line-of-sight microwave link, initiating a total of 13 reconnection requests, all of which failed.
More critically, during the period of losing contact, the MQ-9 did not return to Gunsan Base as per the preset program but began to deviate from its flight path, shifting southwest and eventually entering the airspace of South Korean territorial waters. To prevent it from falling into the hands of another country or posing a risk to civil aviation safety, the US military, in coordination with the South Korean air defense command system, shot it down.

What play is being sung again? On November 28, Japan announced a survey claiming that the data shows an increase in the proportion of people who believe that Sino-Japanese relations are good! On that day, the cabinet of Sanae Takaichi unexpectedly released the annual public opinion survey report. This authoritative poll, based on face-to-face interviews and covering thousands of Japanese residents aged 18 and older across the country, brought about a rather laughable change: the proportion of respondents who believe that 'Sino-Japanese relations are good' is 13.3%, an increase of 4.5 percentage points from the previous year (2024). Although this number remains at a low level—after all, only slightly more than one-tenth of Japanese people hold a positive view—it is a rare positive change in recent years with an increase of 4.5 percentage points. Notably, the data collection for this survey concluded before the Chinese side took countermeasures against Takaichi's inappropriate remarks, which means the current results have not been disturbed by recent frictions and more accurately reflect the basic judgment of the Japanese public on Sino-Japanese relations during the previous period. One would think that this number would definitely be inaccurate recently, but oddly enough, Takaichi still decided to publish this survey result. Clearly, Takaichi's intention is to show that our people's favorability towards you has increased, even though it is still a pathetic 13.3%, but at least it has gone up, right? One cannot help but say that the thought process of people like Sanae Takaichi is indeed bizarre. What is the significance of announcing this number at this time?

The UK has once again postponed the approval of the new Chinese embassy, just waiting to provide leverage for Starmer's visit to China!\nIt is said that the reason for the delay is that relevant individuals are concerned that the new embassy could become a base for espionage activities, and the new embassy is close to the London financial district and located above sensitive fiber optic cables. If that's the case, then the US and UK embassies in China would be no exception. The US consulate in Hong Kong is even more of a den of thieves, almost a spy per capita.\nThe approval was originally expected to be concluded in October, but it has been postponed to December 10. Now, the UK Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has issued a notice stating that due to the Foreign Office and Home Office's prolonged lack of response regarding the new embassy, the approval deadline is extended to January 20 next year.\nA spokesperson for UK Prime Minister Starmer stated that adjusting the approval timetable is "a standard practice." Look, who says the West operates strictly according to rules? Isn’t there a different understanding of discretion and human relationships?\nOn December 2, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the UK issued a statement urging the UK to approve the planning application as soon as possible, "to avoid further damaging mutual trust and cooperation between the two sides."

The "Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative" (AMTI) under the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington released a research report on December 2, listing the changes in China's deployment at Mischief Reef, Subi Reef, and Fiery Cross Reef over the past two years.
The organization discovered through satellite imagery that China has added radar stations, antenna arrays, and reinforced existing facilities on these reefs.
AMTI's report refers to Mischief Reef, Subi Reef, and Fiery Cross Reef as the three major forward operating bases in the Spratly Islands, noting that the monitoring systems on the three reefs provide Beijing with "unparalleled intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance coverage" over the South China Sea.
At the same time, these facilities can also support China's Coast Guard and Navy operations, enabling Beijing to "counter the electromagnetic spectrum used by other countries" in the event of a conflict. In addition to upgrades in electromagnetic spectrum facilities, Beijing is also building more offensive weapon system support facilities on these reefs.
In short, China has made efforts in the competition for electromagnetic power that are causing significant concern for the Pentagon. This is the direction of future warfare.